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Kongsberg Gruppen is an international technology group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers in the offshore oil and gas industry, the merchant marine and defence and aerospace industries.〔(St.meld. nr. 13 (2006-2007) Et aktivt og langsiktig eierskap )〕 At the beginning of 2014 Kongsberg had revenues of NOK 16,323 million, and 7,493 employees in more than 25 countries.〔(Kongsberg Group Annual rapport 2013 )〕 The company is headquartered in Kongsberg. It comprises four business areas: * Kongsberg Maritime * Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace * Kongsberg Protech Systems * Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies Kongsberg is a continuation of Kongsberg Weapons Factory (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk - KV) (1814-1987). After KV’s restructuring in 1987, defence activities continued as the company Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT). In 1995 the company changed its name to Kongsberg Gruppen. Kongsberg was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993 and is a public company. The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is the largest shareholder with a 50.001 percent interest.〔http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nfd/kampanjer/statens-eierberetning2012/selskapsomtale/kongsberg-gruppen-asa.html?regj_oss=1&id=727270〕 Markets outside of Norway pose a growing and increasingly important part of business and represented almost 80% of revenue in 2013. == History == The company’s origin and background dates back to the early 1600s. The discovery of silver in the mountains around Kongsberg in 1624 meant that the city became an important mineral resource for the Danish Norwegian kingdom. When the Danish-Norwegian union was dissolved about 200 years later there was a need to build up a strong defence that would contribute to independence and security for Norway. There was a need for a domestic defence industry, and Kongsberg already had expertise after centuries of mining. On 20 March 1814 Poul Steenstrup founded Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kongsberg Gruppen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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